Web Hover Dictionary
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Hover over English words to instantly view definitions, phonetics, Chinese translations, and pronunciation.
Web Hover Dictionary is a lightweight and fast English-to-Chinese dictionary designed for reading English content on the web.
Simply hover your mouse over an English word to instantly view its pronunciation, part of speech, English definition, and Chinese translation — without selecting the word or leaving the page.
Key features:
• Instant word lookup by hovering
• Phonetics, parts of speech, English definitions, and Chinese translations
• Word pronunciation
• Automatic recognition of common inflected forms and their base words
• Local dictionary powered by ECDICT — no online lookup required
• Dictionary lookups are processed locally; browsing content and lookup data are not uploaded
• Works on most standard HTTP/HTTPS web pages
Ideal for reading English news, technical documentation, forums, wikis, and other English-language websites.
This extension uses the ECDICT dictionary dataset and is open source under the MIT License.